⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:26 · CHA 61-63 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:36 · CHA 71-72 MIA
- Winner
Tyrus Thomas hit a 17-foot jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
Q4 1:15 · CHA 80-78 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw offensive foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)
Q4 2:28 · CHA 78-76 MIA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw turnover
Q4 2:28 · CHA 78-76 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:32 · CHA 80-78 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:49 · CHA 6-13 MIA
- Ties it
Jermaine O'Neal hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 2:04 · CHA 78-78 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:07 · CHA 75-76 MIA
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo bad pass
Q4 3:14 · CHA 78-76 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
